SJC's Glasser Build

[hillzabilly]

With those 50mm caps ,the bath depth can easily be increased by ,getting a 3/4inch length of copper tube 60mm long,mark a line along its length ,make two marks on this line 25mm in from each end ,center punch those two marks on the line,pilot drill with small drill bit ,finnish with a 6.5mm drill bit ,clean and de-burr ,then press into down comer ,first hole center should be between 27-28mm measured from the plate and the other 10mm above that ,and orientate the holes away from the bubble cap.cheers hillzabilly

[SJC]

Cheers Fellas can see the light at the end of the tunnel..

Hillzabilly nice mod will be looking into that after I get a few runs under my belt....

I enjoyed building this one but all ready want to start on the next one.

[MacStill]

Nice one buddy :handgestures-thumbupleft:
i like the blockhead.

:text-imwithstupid: :text-+1:

[drinka]

With those 50mm caps ,the bath depth can easily be increased by ,getting a 3/4inch length of copper tube 60mm long,mark a line along its length ,make two marks on this line 25mm in from each end ,center punch those two marks on the line,pilot drill with small drill bit ,finnish with a 6.5mm drill bit ,clean and de-burr ,then press into down comer ,first hole center should be between 27-28mm measured from the plate and the other 10mm above that ,and orientate the holes away from the bubble cap.cheers hillzabilly

Hey Hillz, just curious as to why put the 2 holes in the side of the copper pipe instead of just cutting the pipe at the length you want?
Also what does the deeper bath depth do?

Cheers.

[hillzabilly]

With the large cap so close to the downcomer ,I observed a lot of liquid being thrown up over and into the downcomer,it was not overflowing into it cleanly or getting up to the right depth ,these caps breath a fair bit more than the smaller ones makeing for some seriouse bubble action ,the extra lenghth stops a lot of that,the holes help make sure the liquide must travel from one side to the other giveing predictable consistent quality output,deeper bath depth in my opinion = quicker take off while holding qualitly and the ability to throw a bit more power in without upsetting stability,by the way thats the forth desighn I came up with after about a dozen runs ,running up to 4000wts.cheers hillzabilly ;-)

[Zak Griffin]

Awesome R&D, Billy :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Love the look of this rig too! Go the Blockheads :dance:

[drinka]

With the large cap so close to the downcomer ,I observed a lot of liquid being thrown up over and into the downcomer,it was not overflowing into it cleanly or getting up to the right depth ,these caps breath a fair bit more than the smaller ones makeing for some seriouse bubble action ,the extra lenghth stops a lot of that,the holes help make sure the liquide must travel from one side to the other giveing predictable consistent quality output,deeper bath depth in my opinion = quicker take off while holding qualitly and the ability to throw a bit more power in without upsetting stability,by the way thats the forth desighn I came up with after about a dozen runs ,running up to 4000wts.cheers hillzabilly ;-)

Ahh ok thanks for the info hillz. I've just received a set of these bubble caps in the mail :D I might try this mod myself once I get everything setup eventually.
Cheers

[hillzabilly]

I do not want to hi-jack SJC,s fine build thread ,1 my sections are 150-170mm a little bigger than primus glass,SJC's being smart trying the caps a few times without the tubes, if ya happy to raise the level a bit try them .But watch them like a hawk the first few runs,for me any mod like that require,s extra due care ,and you should be fine.cheers hillzabilly ;-)

[SJC]

I do not want to hi-jack SJC,s fine build thread ,1 my sections are 150-170mm a little bigger than primus glass,SJC's being smart trying the caps a few times without the tubes, if ya happy to raise the level a bit try them .But watch them like a hawk the first few runs,for me any mod like that require,s extra due care ,and you should be fine.cheers hillzabilly ;-)

This is what I like about this forum every one is keen to help and share there knowledge / experience which makes it easier for us new guy's :handgestures-thumbupleft:

I measured the distance between Cap and down comer I have about 10mm.. In hindsight I should have moved both cap and down comer to either side of the plate to allow a little more room.

I'll run her as is to give my self a base line & I have enough 3/4 there to knock up some extensions if needed.

[hillzabilly]

Do not worry I just measured the gap on mine is 8mm ,the tubes should be a tight fit you donot want them popping out and possibly breaking those primus glasses,lookin forward to see how ya go,cheers hillzabilly :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[1 2many]

Love the look of this rig too! Go the Blockheads :dance:

:text-+1:

SJC...Dude this is a beautiful rig, Big fan of the blockhead style nice work. :clap: :clap: :clap:

[SJC]

G Day All,

Its been a while with building the new shed and the wife wanting a new kitchen the glasser has been put on the back burner for a while....
Finally got the boiler back from a mate who has done a unreal job is exactly what I had pictured. Big thanks to Woodduck for bringing out the tripod legs as soon as I seen his new thats the look I was going for.

So she is a 80litre keg with 1 x 2400 & 1 x 3600 elements sporting a 1" drain & 3" Sight Glass / fill port.
Full height of the rig is 2.5m from floor to the block head. Was thinking of keeping it low but as I have heaps of height in the shed just went for it.

My main drink of choice is Rum so will spend most of its life configured in the 4 plate set up which will be a great height with the parrot sitting just above bench level.

So hope its not another year before I get power but having it sitting around 90% finished will give me the push I need.... :teasing-neener:

[rumdidlydum]

:shock: looks primo mate well done.
Chicken leg boiler number 2 :teasing-tease: :laughing-rolling:
I wish i had your shed :mrgreen:

[SJC]

Thanks Mate. Yeah the shed goes all right 12m / 8m bit of a mission putting it up ourselves but well worth the effort :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[1 2many]

Great job SJC looks great. :clap: :clap: :clap:

Have you fired her up yet. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[SJC]

Great job SJC looks great. :clap: :clap: :clap:

Have you fired her up yet. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Cheers 1 2 ... Na unfortunately I haven't got the power down to the shed yet ~x(
Off to work for a month so that's first on the list when I get back.

[SJC]

G Day All,

Well had a big few days getting everything together to fire this thing up...

So today fitted all cooling lines and tested for leaks etc.
Mixed up a 50/50 Vinegar / Water kicked it in the guts with both elements 2400 & 3600 watts and gave the system a 30 min steaming.
Adjusted RC & PC to full flow and was able to knock down everything thrown at it. Gave it another 20mins before slowly closing the RC to all most fully closed to allow the PC to come into play and at the same time run over all joins with a mirror and check for any vapour leaks.

Very happy with the way it went :happy-partydance:

Disconnected the PC pointed 90 deg elbow up wards & flushed column with water giving every thing a good rinse out.

Moved onto a TPW and was real happy with how easy it was to run followed the " How to run a bubbler " in the newbies corner and was really surprised considering I was pretty nervous waiting for those first few drops to come out of the parrot :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Couple of photos with my first bubbles :music-deathmetal:

Question for the guy's in the know after the TPW cleaning run I noticed some discolouration on the top 2 plates just wondering if this is something to worry about?

Should the still be stripped down and scrubbed again or good to go with the drum of Rum that is nearly ready :think:

Loaded in the wrong order will get the hang of this sooner or later

Any advice would be greatly appreciated..

SJC

[bluc]

Very nice :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[SJC]

Thanks Bluc :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[1 2many]

The discoloration is the sulphides building up on the plates which is normal, that's why you need copper in the vapour path.

You can do a few runs no problem and if you think it's getting to manky or taste changes then clean the plates :handgestures-thumbupleft: